The Electric Playground is a boutique pinball topper and arcade accessory manufacturer founded in 2022 and based in St. Louis, Missouri. They specialize in laser-cut acrylic and 3D-printed custom toppers with Arduino-based control systems, producing both standard designs (King Kong, Star Wars, Attack from Mars) and bespoke interactive pieces. The company has expanded significantly, moving to a 3x larger facility, won Best Mod of Show at Pinball Expo 2025, and operates as both a manufacturer and venue/employer while maintaining a strong presence as a podcast sponsor across multiple pinball media platforms.
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The Electric Playground now owns approximately 50% of American Pinball
The Electric Playground is expanding its facility in St. Louis, Missouri
TEP is expanding to 4,000 square feet and doubling production lines from one to two
The Electric Playground is becoming the de facto standard for high quality third-party topper options
Custom topper manufacturer and booth vendor; won Best Mod of Show at Pinball Expo 2025; revealing Circus Voltaire topper at specific hours; created custom topper for RetroRalph
Announced King Kong topper with LCD display, 400+ LEDs; $749 standard / $799 LE; SD card customization for video content
Pinball topper and arcade accessory manufacturer based in St. Louis; founded by Rob Wrath; specializes in laser-cut acrylic, 3D-printed toppers with Arduino-based controls; expanding product line
St. Louis-based boutique pinball topper and mod manufacturer; two key personnel (Rob Wrath, Nick Neitzel) hired by American Pinball while company expands facility and continues independent operations as official AP vendor
Custom pinball topper manufacturer founded by Rob Rath; team members Rob Rath and Nick Neitzel have joined American Pinball
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The Electric Playground topper integrates lighting effects with bumper hits, extra ball awards, and Hyperspace Loop shots
The Dual Deck topper will support at least 9 games beyond Star Wars: Fall of the Empire
The Electric Playground has previously manufactured toppers for Godzilla, Kong, and Pulp Fiction
The topper provides good value and complements Star Wars: Fall of the Empire's aesthetic well
The Duel Deck topper is compatible with 9+ Star Wars-themed pinball machines
The topper features two 1:3 scale CNC-machined aluminum sword hilts
Installation requires no wire cutting or soldering
The product includes a 1-year warranty
Blade color customization includes Blue, Green, and Red options
The Electric Playground created a TZ Topper promoted in March that everyone seems to love
Godzilla topper will be the first fully modular topper for pinball
Design changes to the Godzilla topper were made based on public feedback
The Electric Playground shipped final 10 units of first Twilight Zone Topper batch
Godzilla Topper Player Edition will be priced under $900
Godzilla Topper installation requires no wire cutting or soldering and takes 30-45 minutes
Second Twilight Zone Topper batch will be available June 6th for waitlist customers
Godzilla Topper features 100+ LEDs and interactive lights connected to playfield monitor inserts
Custom topper company with vendor booth at Pinball Expo 2025
Topper retailer (teppinball.com), podcast sponsor
Pinball arcade/location; co-founded by Rob Rath; expanding to 4,000 sq ft and doubling production lines
Recently acquired approximately 50% of American Pinball's operations; noted as surprising industry development
Custom topper and aftermarket manufacturer in St. Louis, Missouri; expanding to 4,000 sq ft with doubled production lines; becoming key vendor for AP while maintaining independent operations
Custom topper manufacturer; makes Godzilla and Twilight Zone toppers; featured at Quarter Up Arcade
Aftermarket acrylic topper manufacturer; launching bi-weekly Twitch show 'In Before the Lock' with Davey Stumbler at 5pm ET
Custom pinball topper and accessory manufacturer, known for high-quality interactive toppers, will display at Pinball Expo 2024
Pinball topper manufacturer creating modular toppers including TZ and Godzilla designs
New pinball topper aftermarket manufacturer
Podcast sponsor offering pinball toppers (teppinball.com)
Topper manufacturer creating interactive LED toppers for pinball machines; recently expanded to 3x larger facility; won Best Mod of Show at Expo
Donated topper prize for homebrew topper contest at Expo
Aftermarket topper manufacturer producing high-quality third-party toppers for pinball machines
Aftermarket topper manufacturer; recently entered King Kong topper market; employs Nick Nitel
Arcade/pinball venue that employs Nick Neitzel after discovering him at Expo events
Manufacturer of the Attack from Mars topper used to top the modified cabinet
Aftermarket topper manufacturer; offers King Kong topper alternative to Stern's official product at lower price
Rob's production/venue company that attended Stern media event and produced detailed video review
Source of Attack from Mars topper with Brad Albbright artwork used on modified machine
Aftermarket pinball topper and accessory manufacturer; creator of the Duel Deck product
Topper manufacturer; Don pre-ordered $799 Star Wars topper with interactive lightsabers; makes toppers for old games
Donated King Kong topper for Expo contest
Podcast sponsor offering pinball toppers at teppinball.com
Topper/arcade accessory retailer; podcast sponsor at teppinball.com.
Podcast sponsor; sells toppers at teppinball.com
Podcast sponsor for game room equipment
Boutique topper manufacturer founded 2022, based in St. Louis, Missouri, produces laser-cut acrylic and 3D-printed custom toppers with Arduino-based control systems